Buenos noches! Buenos noches Bogota! I love the word. There is nothing like God's word.
There is nothing like God's love. And tonight I want to share with you how God's
love and His word changed my life. Maybe you think of me like, wow, Nick's an inspiration. But I'm just like you.
So, I don't know how much you know about my story. But I thank
you for letting me share it. I was born in Australia. My mum and dad started
a church the year I was born. They had no idea that I was going to be born this way. So when I was
born, I said, surprise! And they were wondering why would God allow their son to be born this
way. As I was six seven eight of age, I was wondering the same questions. Why me? Where
is He? God can do miracles. Where's my miracle? So I prayed for arms and legs. 'Cause I
thought that was exactly what I needed. Would it be great to have arms and legs? Sure. But
Did I really need them? No. What did I need? Things that arms and legs don't give you.
Number one: the truth of my value. The truth of my purpose. And the truth of my destiny.
What's the point of having everything in this world, arms and legs, money, happiness,
everything, if you don't know where you're going when you're not here. The bible says
what's the point if you gain the whole world but you lose your soul? I have something that
money cannot buy. But to have what we need, we need faith to believe in what we don't
see. And that is the gift of God that comes to you when you hear the word and when you
ask God for faith. Well, I read the word, and I asked God for
faith, but to me, God didn't make sense. I was struggling with all the lies. The negative
attention. When kids come up to me, they say what happened? So I say, cigarettes. They're
not going to smoke. So I love having fun in my life. But it was very difficult to find
God's purpose for my life. Here is the book. It's like a gift. If I give you a gift,
and it's wrapped up, you need to open it. You need to have a look at the instructions.
This is the manual to life. Who better to tell you your purpose than the one who created
you? This is the truth. What is the truth? The truth is when I was a child, I did not
know that I would get married. That I would be a father. That I'd be an evangelist.
That I'd be the hands and feet of God in ministry. Not because of my strength, but
because I allowed God into my life. So that was the truth of my future. What's the opposite
of truth? Lies. The father of truth is God. Father of lies is the devil. And the lies
came through to me every day. When people would bully me, I would hear the
voices in my head. You're not good enough. God doesn't love you. He doesn't have
a plan for you. Look how step by step I'm going away from the truth. Nick, you're
going to be alone. You're just a burden to your family. Just give up. At age 10, I
tried to commit suicide. Can you imagine if I did that? Look how much I would have missed
out on. You have no idea how blessed I am. You think
I'm inspiring? You need to meet my wife. She's inspiring. My son. Yes. My son. He's
inspiring to me. I am so blessed it's amazing. I've seen blind people seeing. Deaf people
hearing. Paralyzed walking. I've seen it. The first miracle I saw? A woman came up to
me like this, for five years she was like this. And we prayed for 10 seconds in Jesus'
name, be healed. That's it. And I was like woah. I was 19. It was amazing. Can God heal?
Yes! Does he sometimes heal? Yes! In Colombia, 2008, the drug cartel was at its peak here.
And I spoke in Congress for 20 minutes, and shared with them the verse in the bible where
it says if my people come and humble themselves and pray to me, I will listen. If they ask
me for forgiveness, I will forgive them. And I will heal their land. Amen.
And after that, all of congress were on their knees, praying to God. Forgive Colombia.
Now, the drug cartel has dramatically decreased. There are peace talks. We can thank God for
opportunities like that. We can thank God that he loves Colombia. Great things he has
done, and greater things are yet to come. Amen. Glory a dios. Amen.
I gave my life to Jesus at 15. I didn't even tell you. I read about a blind man.
No one knew why he was born that way. And Jesus said, it was done so that the works of God
would be revealed through him. I said, God if You have a plan for a blind man, You have
a plan for me. Come into my life. Give me arms and legs. And if you don't give me
arms and legs, I trust You, I worship You, and I'll save You, all the days of my life.
'Cause You are worthy. He set me free from the greatest two disabilities. Sin and death.
Amen? Glory a dios. Seven years ago, I met a boy with in the crowd
where I was speaking, and the father held him up, and I saw he had no arms, he had no
legs, and I was like wow. And he had a chiquitita pequeña, little foot. See, and we asked
the father to bring him up on stage, and we sat him here, and he's looking up at me,
I'll never forget, and I'm looking down at him. And I can't give him an alto cinco
chocala, I can not do it, so I put my foot in his little foot, and he smiled. And everyone
cried. Why? Because it was a miracle. You see, when I was a child, I wished that
I met someone like me. Because if I just met one person, then I know I wouldn't be alone.
Well, I didn't get that miracle. But now, I can be that miracle for this boy. Now listen
carefully. He now loves the Lord with all his heart. He's 7 years old. Last year,
I went to his school. He was getting bullied. And bullied, right? And then, so I went to
speak about bullying. And now he's, like, mas chevre, he's like the coolest kid in
the school. Si? And now, he knows he's not alone.
When I saw my mum hug his mum and cry, wow. When I saw my dad hug his dad, and they cried,
wow. Now why am I so happy? What do you think I want? Arms and legs for 90 years? 90 years?
arms and legs? That's going to give me arthritis later on anyway? Chistoso, no? Or, God doesn't
give me arms and legs, and I live my life according to His will, and one day I go to
heaven, and I hear my name. Hey Nick! And I look. It's going to be that man who was
the boy with no arms and legs. He's going to run to me with his new legs, and hug me
with his new arms. And I will do the same, with my new limbs. And he will say thank you
for helping me believe that this place was real.
Let me ask you. What do you think I want? I want that. That is way better than having
arms and legs. Amen? So my question is what do you want? Do you want God's plan? Or
do you want your plan? Even if you're a Christian, there are always times where you
sort of don't understand why God does sort of think these things. Keep praying, keep
trusting. When you enter into a relationship with Jesus, it's a personal relationship.
Lord, teach me to pray. Lord, teach me Your word. Lord help me to serve You. Lord, when
when You don't give me a miracle, help me to be one. I want Your plan. Your wisdom. Not mine
We will fail. But God will never fail. He loves you. He has a plan for you. You need
to know the truth of your value. And for as long as you're breathing, it
is the day of grace for you. You don't know and I don't know if tonight is my last night.
This may be my last preaching. My wife knows that I may not come home. Because I don't
know when God will take me home. While you are alive, the door of grace is
open for you. And He knocks at your door. And some of you have let Him in, but only
as a guest, not as the owner of the house. If I have a guest at my house, and someone else knocks on the
door, my guest is not going to open the door. The owner opens the door. If you still keep
ownership of your life, you have to answer the door in your strength when the devil comes
knocking. Maybe you've thought of committing suicide. Don't ever give up on God. God
will not give up on you. Whatever broken pieces you have, hold onto God's promises. With
every lie from the devil, there is a truth from God. Hallelujah. The devil will never
win. The devil's already lost. The war has already finished. One day when we're in
heaven, the devil will be no more. And he hates me. He hates me so bad. But I don't
care. Because now I know
I don't have to fear because every principality and power of darkness, and every weapon formed
against me shall not prosper, because the King of Kings and Lord of Lords lives in me,
and the Resurrection and the Life, He is by my side. There is nothing that Jesus cannot
do. Raise your hands. Hallelujah. Lord, we dedicate Colombia to You. May this nation
be a shining, a shining star of Your glory. Of Your love. Of Your peace. Of Your honor. Helps
us to honor You, Lord. Bless the pastors. Bless this church. Expand their territory.
Thank You Lord, that we can dream so big, because
You are God. We pray for miracles, we pray for barriers to come down. We pray for chains
to be set free. We pray for the government, Lord Jesus, bless them. Bless the media.
The schools. All the security. All the hospitals. All the businesses. Hallelujah. May Your name
be glorified in our lives today and forever more. In Jesus' name, Amen. Glory a dios!
Jesus! Jesus!